Ski Rex Media Visited The Inaugural Festivus Rail Jam At Suicide Six, Vermont
Not too far from the Ski Rex Media Headquarters is Suicide Six, a small, independent ski hill in Pomfret, Vermont. This past Saturday evening, December 28, they held the inaugural Festivus Rail Jam, a jam rules competition set under the lights of their groomer fleet. I can't lie to you, it was a good time with maybe one issue that needs to be looked into, but I'm sure the organizers have thought of it already, so I'll just get into how the night went.
I arrived on the scene at about 4:30 P.M. I don't lie that I love Suicide Six's location. It's a great drive through central Vermont farm country, depending on the route one chooses. The way I go takes route 4 west through the very cool and small towns of Quechee and Woodstock. It's a nice place to visit and tour no matter the time of year, but double cool during ski season, whether there is a competition or not.
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All in all, the organizers pulled off a pretty fun little event. The only issue was the amount of light. No, I'm not saying that because I could have taken better photos with more light, I'm just saying that the event could have used more light. I feel that those onhand agreed with that assessment since a third groomer was sent up the hill to shine some more light down on the rail set up. It is cool to see groomers lighting the way, but more would have been nice.
But, as I said, it was still a pretty great experience. The mountain is really kind of awesome, the location the mountain is in is wicked nice, and it's amateur park kids and adults showing that they have what it takes to hit those features and make it look good. When the next one comes around, if you're in the area, check it out. Head to the Suicide Six website and follow them on social media to keep updated about this event, other events, daily snow reports, and any other information you might need or want.
Oh, and Congratulations to all the winners from each category. You all really did do some nice work out there. With that, this following video isn't so much a video as it is a bunch of the photos I took that night. Have a look and enjoy!
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